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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Mooyoung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaejin Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of shared pixels including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a first direction and a second direction and connected to a same floating diffusion node, and a plurality of column lines connected to the plurality of shared pixels, extending in the second direction, and arranged in parallel. The image sensor further includes an analog-to-digital conversion circuit including a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) connected to the plurality of column lines. At least two first shared pixels consecutively arranged in parallel in at least one of the first and second directions and configured to sense an optical signal of a first color among the plurality of shared pixels are connected to different column lines among the plurality of column lines.